| Willie Mitchell | |
| Position: | Pitcher |
| Birth Date: | 1 December 1889 |
| Birth Place: | Pleasant Grove, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Sardis, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Bats: | Right |
| Throws: | Left |
| Debutleague: | MLB |
| Debutdate: | September 22 |
| Debutyear: | 1909 |
| Debutteam: | Cleveland Naps |
| Finalleague: | MLB |
| Finaldate: | May 31 |
| Finalyear: | 1919 |
| Finalteam: | Detroit Tigers |
| Statleague: | MLB |
| Stat1label: | Win–loss record |
| Stat1value: | 84–92 |
| Stat2label: | Earned run average |
| Stat2value: | 2.88 |
| Stat3label: | Strikeouts |
| Stat3value: | 921 |
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William Mitchell (December 1, 1889 – November 23, 1973) born in Pleasant Grove, Mississippi,[1] was a pitcher for the Cleveland Naps/Indians (-) and Detroit Tigers (-).
In 11 seasons, he had an 84–92 record in 276 games pitched with 93 complete games, 16 shutouts, 4 saves, 1632 innings pitched, 605 walks allowed, 921 strikeouts, 75 hit batsmen, 48 wild pitches and a 2.88 ERA. He was the first pitcher to strike out Babe Ruth which happened at Fenway Park.
He died in Sardis, Mississippi, at the age of 83.